Mark Levinson’s New 600 Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Mark Levinson Mark Levinson, the Harman brand, has made a preliminary announcement of the new 600 Series of amplifiers. The range consists of three models: the No. 626 preamplifier, No. 632 two-channel power amplifier and the No. 631 monoblock. […]

Mark Levinson’s New 600 Series – Quick Look

Orchard Audio Starkrimson 25 Mono Premium GaN Amplifier All Image Credit: Orchard Orchard Audio has announced the launch of the Starkrimson 25 Mono Premium, the latest evolution in high-performance gallium nitride (GaN) audio amplification. Designed for audiophiles, professionals, and music lovers, it builds upon the success of its predecessor, the […]

Orchard Audio Starkrimson 25 Mono Premium GaN Amplifier

Linn Klimax Solo 500 Monoblock Power Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Linn Linn have announced their latest monoblock amplifier, the all new Klimax Solo 500. Still having a compact form factor this latest design offers a range of improvements over its predecessor. This model provides 250 watts of […]

Linn Klimax Solo 500 Monoblock Power Amplifier – First Look

Lyngdorf Audio New TDAI-2210 Streaming Amplifier All Image Credit: Lyngdorf Lyngdorf Audio of Skive, Denmark launches the latest addition to the company’s streaming amplifier range, the Lyngdorf TDAI-2210. It sits in the middle of the three TDAI (True Digital Amplifier Integrated) models featuring a new color touchscreen, their unique Class […]

Lyngdorf Audio New TDAI-2210 Streaming Amplifier

Marantz Release Reference AV 20 and AMP 20 Combo All Image Credit: Marantz Marantz has released their latest preamplifier and power amplifier duo, the AV 20 preamplifier and AMP 20 power amplifier. They feature a mix of features derived from the Cinema 30 AVR, as well as the company’s flagship […]

Marantz Release Reference AV 20 and AMP 20 Combo

NAD Launches M23 And M33 V2 Masters Series Amplifiers All Image Credit: NAD NAD has just announced two new amps in its Master Series range, the M23 V2 Stereo Power Amplifier and the M33 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier . Both of which are said to offer a “refined sonic performance” […]

NAD Launches M23 And M33 V2 Masters Series Amplifiers

Ortofon Announces MC X Series Of Cartridges All Image Credit: Ortofon Danish cartridge specialist Ortofon have released the replacement for its long-running Quintet series of moving-coil cartridges, the new MC X Series. The series is composed or four models, the; MC X10, MC X20, MC X30 and MC X40. Each […]

Ortofon Announces MC X Series Of Cartridges

WiiM Amp Ultra – First Look All Image Credit WiiM WiiM have announced the WiiM Amp Ultra, a high-performance streaming amplifier. Encased in a sleek unibody aluminum chassis with a 3.5 inch glass touchscreen, it delivers 100W per channel into 8Ω or 200W into 4Ω of “ultra-low distortion and rich, […]

WiiM Amp Ultra – First Look

Soulution 787 Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Soulution Soulutions of Switzerland have released a novel answer to linear tracking with their model 787 reference turntable. According to soulutions the 787 reference turntable is “engineered for audiophiles who demand nothing less than perfection” using a novel answer to linear […]

Soulution 787 Turntable – Quick Look

Pioneer Exits The Optical Disc Market All Image Credit: Pioneer Pioneer Corporation has reportedly withdrawn from the Blu-ray optical drive business, effective immediately. The Japanese electronics giant has transferred all shares of its optical drive subsidiary, Pioneer Digital Design and Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (PDDM), to Shanxi Lightchain Technology Industrial Development […]

Pioneer Exits The Optical Disc Market

Reed SF Optical Cartridge And EQ Phono Equalizer All Image Credit: Reed Reed hails from Lithuania and is only the second company to release an optical cartridge, the Reed SF. This optical design is similar in operating principle to the DS Audio optical cartridge range in that it uses an […]

Reed SF Optical Cartridge And EQ Phono Equalizer

Harman Buys Sound United Consumer Audio Business All Image Credit: Harman It was announced on May 6th 2025 that Masimo Corporation, a leading global medical innovator, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Sound United consumer audio business to HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., […]

Harman Buys Sound United Consumer Audio Business

dCS Lina DAC X – Quick Look All Image Credit: dCS dCS Electronics of the UK have just announced the Lina DAC X. It joins the original dCS Lina DAC launched in 2022, adding further versatility with more connectivity and control options. This full width version is designed to sit […]

dCS Lina DAC X – Quick Look

Audiolab D7 And D9 Standalone DACs – Quick Look All Image Credit: Audiolab Audiolab, a Cambridgeshire-based UK audio brand has announced two standalone dedicated DACs as successors to their popular M-DAC, with the launch of the compact D7 and premium D9 models. Both are available in either a black or […]

Audiolab D7 And D9 Standalone DACs – Quick Look

Totaldac d1-CD Transport – First Look All Image Credit: Totaldac CD playback is still alive and well with Totaldac releasing their d1-CD transport. Claimed to be an “absolute reference” the player contains no DAC or streaming electronics, and is designed to provide a high-quality bit stream to feed other downstream […]

Totaldac d1-CD Transport – First Look